“No other weapon except organization”: The Métis Association of Alberta and the 1938 Metis Population Betterment Act

• Published in: Journal of the Canadian Historical Association
• Main Author: O’Byrne, Nicole C.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Canadian Historical Association / La Société historique du Canada 2013
• Subjects: Canada; Ewing; Metis
• Online Access: http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1025081ar; https://doi.org/10.7202/1025081ar

In the 1930s, the Métis Association of Alberta (MAA) successfully lobbied the provincial government to establish a royal commission to inquire into the socio-economic conditions affecting the Métis living in Alberta. The MAA strongly advocated that land be set aside so that the Métis could continue...